Re: RLB NX8E and Shabbat

["mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Too much for any normal brain. Religious zealots are the curse of society:
Fanatics who fly planes in to buildings, let children die without blood
transfusions, disfiguring surgery, the list goes on. Pick a war, any war, I
bet it had something to do with a religion or religious beliefs... fucking
hypocrites.

"Crash Gordon®" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sounds like schedules would be acceptable but any tripping of devices by
them walking would not be.

Too much for my brain.


"Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> So their religious practices make life
> >> in the modern world kinda difficult,
> >> I would imagine.
> >
> > It complicates things somewhat but that's part of the price of faith.
> >
> >> The light in the refrigerator is a no-no,
> >> but the refrigerator actually running is
> >> ok? I'm totally confusted :-)
> >
> > It isn't the fact that something is running that's at issue.  The
> > religious code forbids them from initiating or terminating "fire" which
> > has been interpreted by religious leaders to include turning electrical
> > circuits on or off.  Opening the door turns on the light so that's not
> > permitted. Walking past a PIR breaks the circuit (zone loop), throws a
> > relay and triggers an LED -- all forbidden.
> >
> > The refrigerator compressor runs by itself.  It is not "controlled" by
> > opening the door so it's OK to open the door.  I once asked about the
fact
> > that opening the door causes the temperature to change which in turn
> > causes the compressor to run.  He explained that because there's not a
> > direct link it's OK.  There's an awful lot more to it than this but
that's
> > the best I can explain it.
>
>
> So if you were somehow able to turn the refridgerator light "on" *before*
> they opened the door they'd be OK with that??  What about turning on
lights
> *before* they enter a room and turning them off shortly after they leave
> it??  Would simply walking around in your house activating various
different
> types of unobtrusive sensors that would restore a degree of "normal
living"
> be considered "forbidden"??  If an interpretation of His "instructions"
> include having to fumble around in the dark and risk "taking His name in
> vain" when I stubb my toe or bang my knee, I'd seriously consider
initiating
> some "alternative measures"...  :-))
>
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